Select the menus on the control panel as described below.
Settings > General Settings > Printer Settings
Printer Settings
Paper Source Settings
Paper Setting
Select the paper size and paper type you loaded in the paper source.
Paper Tray Priority
Select On to give printing priority to paper loaded in the paper tray.
A4/Letter Auto Switching
Select On to feed paper from the paper source set as A4 size when there is no paper source set as Letter, or feed from the paper source set as Letter size when there is no paper source set as A4.
Auto Select Settings
If you enable Paper Setting > Auto, paper is automatically fed from a paper source that has the same settings as the paper settings for the current print job when paper runs out. In this menu, you can set automatic selection for every paper source for each function in copy, fax, or other. You cannot set everything to off.
This setting is disabled when you select a specific paper source in the paper settings for the print jobs. Depending on the paper type setting on the Main tab of the printer driver, paper may not be fed automatically.
Automatic Selection at Paper Out
For Copy
Enable this to feed paper automatically from another paper source that has paper when paper runs out. This applies when copying. Paper is not feed automatically from a paper source that has not been selected in Auto Select Settings or that has different paper settings from the specified paper source.
This function is not applied in the following cases.
When copying using a paper source that has not been selected in Auto Select Settings.
Error Notice
Paper Size Notice
Select On to display an error message when the selected paper size does not match the loaded paper.
Paper Type Notice
Select On to display an error message when the selected paper type does not match the loaded paper.
Paper Setup Auto Display
Select On to display the Paper Setting screen when loading paper in the paper source. If you disable this feature, you cannot print from an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using AirPrint.
Printing Language
USB
Select the printing language for the USB interface.
Network
Select the printing language for the network interface.
Universal Print Settings
These print settings are applied when you print by an external device without using the printer driver. The offset settings are applied when you print using the printer driver.
Top Offset
Adjust the top margin of the paper.
Left Offset
Adjust the left margin of the paper.
Top Offset in Back
Adjust the top margin for the back of the page when performing 2-sided printing.
Left Offset in Back
Adjust the left margin for the back of the page when performing 2-sided printing.
Check Paper Width
Select On to check the paper width before printing. This prevents printing beyond the edges of the paper when the paper size setting is incorrect, but this may lower the print speed.
Skip Blank Page
Skips blank pages in the print data automatically to save paper.
PDL Print Configuration
Select the PDL Print Configuration options you want to use for PCL or PostScript printing.
Common Settings
Select the common settings for PCL or PostScript printing.
Paper Size
Select the default paper size for printing.
Paper Type
Select the default paper type for printing.
Orientation
Select the default orientation for printing.
Quality
Select the print quality.
Ink Save Mode
Select On to save ink by reducing the print density.
Print Order
Select the print order, from the first page or the last page.
Last Page on Top
Starts printing from the first page of a file.
First Page on Top
Starts printing from the last page of a file.
Number of Copies
Set the number of copies to print.
Binding Margin
Select the binding position.
Auto Paper Ejection
Select On to eject paper automatically when printing is stopped during a print job.
2-Sided Printing
Select On to perform 2-sided printing.
PCL Menu
Make settings for PCL printing.
Font Source
Resident
Select to use a font preinstalled on the printer.
Download
Select to use a font you have downloaded.
Font Number
Select the default font number for the default Font Source. The available number varies depending on the settings you made.
Pitch
Set the default font pitch if the font is scalable and of fixed-pitch. You can select from 0.44 to 99.99 cpi (characters per inch), in 0.01 increments.
This item may not appear depending on the Font Source or Font Number settings.
Height
Set the default font height if the font is scalable and proportional. You can select from 4.00 to 999.75 points, in 0.25 increments.
This item may not appear depending on the Font Source or Font Number settings.
Symbol Set
Select the default symbol set. If the font that you selected in the Font Source and the Font Source setting is not available in the new symbol set setting, the Font Source and the Font Number settings are automatically replaced with the default value, IBM-US.
Form
Set the number of lines for the selected paper size and orientation. This also causes a line spacing (VMI) change, and the new VMI value is stored in the printer. This means that later changes in the page size or orientation settings cause changes in the Form value based on the stored VMI.
CR Function
Select the line feed command when printing with a driver from a specific operating system.
LF Function
Select the line feed command when printing with a driver from a specific operating system.
Paper Source Assign
Set the assignment for the paper source select command. When 4 is selected, the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 4. When 4K is selected, the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 4000, 5000, and 8000. When 5S is selected, the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 5S.
PS Menu
Make settings for PS printing.
Error Sheet
Select On to print a sheet showing the status when an error occurs during PostScript or PDF printing.
Binary
Select On when printing data that contains binary images. The application may send the binary data even if the printer driver setting is set to ASCII, but you can print the data when this feature is enabled.
PDF Page Size
Select the paper size when printing a PDF file.
Auto Error Solver
Select an action to perform when a 2-sided printing error or a memory full error occurs.
On
Displays a warning and prints in single-sided mode when a 2-sided printing error occurs, or prints only what the printer could process when a memory full error occurs.
Off
Displays an error message and cancels printing.
Memory Device Interface
Make settings to allow access to your memory device.
Memory Device
Select Enable to allow the printer to access an inserted memory device. If Disable is selected, you cannot read, print data in the memory device, or save data to the memory device with the printer. This prevents confidential documents from being removed illegally.
File Sharing
Select whether to give write access to the memory device from a USB-connected computer or a network-connected computer.
Thick Paper
Select On to prevent ink from smearing on your printouts, however, this may lower the print speed.
Quiet Mode
Select On to reduce noise during printing, however, this may lower the print speed. Depending on the paper type and print quality settings you selected, there may be no difference in the printer's noise level. Select On to prioritize reducing operation noise. To prioritize printing speed, select On (Low Level).
Ink Drying Time
Select the ink drying time you want to use when performing 2-sided printing. The printer prints the other side after printing one side. If your printout is smeared, increase the time setting.
Bidirectional
Select On to change the print direction; Prints while the print head moves to the left and to the right. If vertical or horizontal ruled lines on your printout look blurred or misaligned, disabling this feature may solve the problem; however, doing so may reduce print speed.
PC Connection via USB
Select Enable to allow a computer to access the printer when connected by USB. When Disable is selected, printing and scanning that is not sent over a network connection is restricted.
USB I/F Timeout Setting
Specify the length of time in seconds that must elapse before ending USB communication with a computer after the printer receives a print job from a PostScript printer driver or PCL printer driver. If the job ending is not clearly defined from a PostScript printer driver or PCL printer driver, it can cause endless USB communication. When this occurs, the printer ends communication after the specified time has elapsed. Enter 0 (zero) if you do not want to end communication.